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Reluctant Astronaut [VHS] (1967)

Starring: Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen Director: Edward Montagne Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman, Jesse White, Jeanette Nolan
  • Directors: Edward Montagne
  • Writers: Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell
  • Producers: Edward Montagne, Billy Sands
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • VHS Release Date: April 30, 1996
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6304005555
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,975 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Don Knotts stars with Leslie Nielsen in the fun family comedy about a regular guy who ends up becoming a renowned astronaut--despite his fear of heights.

Knotts is Royal Fleming, a carnival worker who runs a spaceship ride for kids. Concerned about his future, Royal's dad sends an application to NASA--in his son's name! After being accepted, Royal sets out for Florida--only to discover his new job involves sweeping floors, not space travel. That is until NASA learns of Russia's plans to put a civilian into orbit--and chooses Royal to man its own experimental flight. Summoning his courage, the reluctant astronaut blasts into space, and an unlikely hero is born.


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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Hilarious Cold-War Period Piece, September 18, 2001
By Tome Raider (California, United States) - See all my reviews
  
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I read Mr. Maltin's brief review and was astonished that somebody who is in the business of reviewing films could so easily write this movie off. This film is hilarious; it has an innocence that we don't see much anymore. Don Knotts was a comedic genius, I'd without hesitation put him on a par with Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, Jim Carey. He plays the nerdly goofball brilliantly, and we can all see a bit of ourselves in his various awkward moments. This movie skillfully mocks the Cold War tension with it's parody of the Space Race, and there's even a little romance as Don lusts for a beauty who barely acknowledges his existence until she hears that he's going to be an astronaut. The soundtrack is great as well, very happy stuff and it reminds me of the old Sunday night Disney show's music.

My wife and I watched this on Septemeber 15, 2001, four days after September 11, 2001. It was exactly the ticket for helping us to forget for a moment the ugliness of the real world.

I've never been very impressed by Mr. Maltin. He gives terse conclusions which are unsubstantiated by specific references. I'm 41 years old and this movie entertained me like few others. Don Knotts is an undervalued classic; my bet is that after he passes away there will be a big revival for his work.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wrong, Mr. Maltin, February 5, 2000
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Once again Leonard Maltin is wrong, wrong, wrong (see above). You either like Don Knotts or you don't. For those who do, and there are millions of us, his comedies from the 1960s like "The Reluctant Astronaut" are very entertaining, and, yes, very funny films.

I grew up in the 1960s and "The Reluctant Astronaut" was another of those Don Knott's comedies that the whole family was taken to the drive-in theatre on a Friday night. For Leonard Maltin to call this childish is an unfair statement. I'm almost forty now and I still LOVE watching this movie as every bit as I did back in '67. I would never pay a dime to see Leonard Maltin act and I always turn the channel whenever he comes on television with one of his one sided reviews.

What is funnier than seeing Knott's up in space opening a special can that shoots out peanut butter and then proceeds to do a dance around him like a snake? I am on the floor rolling! And who would ever think that Leslie Nielsen would ever become the icon for 90s comedies that he has today? He is very straight in this film which gives the film balance.

They don't movies like this anymore. I highly recomend this video. Buy it now before it goes out of print.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The best film of Don Knotts' brief film career, October 20, 1999
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An entertainingly funny movie starring one of the most underrated acting talents of all time. This was one of the many low-budget comedies produced in Hollywood in the mid-sixties, but it ranks up there among the best. The screenplay and the role seem tailor-made for Knotts.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny classic movie for the family
They don't make movies like this anymore. A comedy that you can actually show the entire family. No bodily function jokes, no sexual innuendos, just Don Knotts starring in one... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Miller

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Kids
I got this with the intent of getting a clean funny movie we could watch as a family. Don Knotts goes on a drinking binge, there's more than one scene w/drinking and smoking, and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by classy movies

4.0 out of 5 stars The Reluctant Astronaut
I found this movie was good but I have seen better from Don Knotts. If we sent anyone into outspace like this charactar, it would have sent space travel back decades.
Published 13 months ago by Lise Vincent

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Review
I only do reviews on the quality and content of DVD's. There is plenty of
information about the plot, stars and directors etc. Read more
Published on August 29, 2007 by Quality Man

5.0 out of 5 stars 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blastoff to hilarity
The Reluctant Astronaut is one of the truly classic Don Knotts films, consistently hilarious while also sporting some touching scenes between a father and his son. Read more
Published on November 27, 2004 by Daniel Jolley

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Don Knotts
Great movie. This is for all fans of Barney Fife and Don's previous films like Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Read more
Published on June 27, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Pingo Loves Cake
The Reluctant Astronaut is as worthy of repeated viewings as The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I watched both of these films thanks to a summer movie program offered in my town during my... Read more
Published on December 18, 2003 by Mike

4.0 out of 5 stars Lighthearted space program fun, typical of the era.
One of the all-time classic Don Knotts films from his heyday in the mid-to-late 60s, "The Reluctant Astronaut" is reliable family fare on a Sunday afternoon. Read more
Published on September 13, 2003 by Mark Savary

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Don's Best!
This great movie played in theaters as a double bill with THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN in its second run. Naturally I went back to see it again. Read more
Published on August 13, 2003 by Paul J. Mular

5.0 out of 5 stars "10.....9.......1....Blastoff!!!"
Attaboy Luther!! It's about time Knotts came to DVD. Let's just hope they're all in widescreen!! Funnier than anything made today....
Published on June 2, 2003 by Tuco

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